tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post8654168180012646262..comments2016-12-08T20:18:06.481+00:00Comments on Hyde Cheshire Blog: Old HydeTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-72247997295809536572011-03-27T12:55:34.152+01:002011-03-27T12:55:34.152+01:00I&#39;ve only just realised that the second pictur...I&#39;ve only just realised that the second picture couldn&#39;t have been either of the Coronation celebrations for Edward VII in 1902 as the Co-op on the corner of Queen Street wasn&#39;t built till 1908! So the 1911 Coronation of George V seems the most likely.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-38544513998944414192011-03-27T12:35:51.941+01:002011-03-27T12:35:51.941+01:00&#39;On March 2nd, 1929, the new Central Emporium ...&#39;On March 2nd, 1929, the new Central Emporium and offices at the corner of Market Street and Greenfield Street were opened.&#39;<br />&#39;The History of Hyde&#39; - by Thomas Middleton (page 199)<br /><br />I&#39;m no fashion expert, but the clothing in the first picture seems to belong to the late 1920s/early 1930s, and in the second picture late Victorian/Edwardian.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-17600081964035781162011-03-27T12:10:55.379+01:002011-03-27T12:10:55.379+01:00Ha! I missed Nancy&#39;s comments... we now need ...Ha! I missed Nancy&#39;s comments... we now need a fashion expert, and the date the main Co Op was built.. ;o)Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-46511421086473398292011-03-27T12:07:59.254+01:002011-03-27T12:07:59.254+01:00Thank you Dave... and Beryl for this... I admire y...Thank you Dave... and Beryl for this... I admire your thinking and wish I could have thought of this... ;o)<br />...Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-64582770795401847692011-03-27T12:07:34.951+01:002011-03-27T12:07:34.951+01:00How about it being from the Jubilee celebrations w...How about it being from the Jubilee celebrations which marked 50 years of the incorporation of the borough of Hyde ? That was in June 1930 so fits with not being winter and before the tram to Edgeley ceased?Hydonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723686770197717456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-71530455054341868202011-03-27T11:57:48.578+01:002011-03-27T11:57:48.578+01:00Just a few more thought about the pictures. On the...Just a few more thought about the pictures. On the first one Market Street is still paved with stone setts - when was it first tarmaced? The following link says that the Stockport to Hyde tram service commenced in 1927 and the Edgeley link ceased to operate in 1931:<br />http://www.petergould.co.uk/local_transport_history/fleetlists/stockport1.htm<br /><br />In the second picture I&#39;m not sure that the marchers are troops - the white belts across the back of the marchers remind me of what was the fairly common sight in my youth of the local Boys&#39; Brigade. And, as Beryl has pointed out to me, the dress of the ladies and children is definitely of a celebratory type rather than for a funeral or a &#39;troops off to war&#39; occasion. I thought the occasion could have been connected with celebrations at the end of the First World War:<br />&#39;The Hyde Borough Band appeared, and began to play on the Market ground, whilst several Boys Brigade and Boy Scouts&#39; companies turned out, and to the music of bugles, paraded the streets.&#39; - The History of Hyde by Thomas Middleton<br />But that was in November 1918 and again the type of clothing being worn suggests that it&#39;s not winter.<br />My bet is that the occasion is part of the celebration for either the coronation of Edward VII (which was actually in 2 parts - fixed for June 1902 &amp; was postponed because of his illness to August 1902, but they still went ahead with the celebrations on the original date) or for that of George V in June 1911. It could just be part of a Whitsun procession, but the Union Flag suggests that it&#39;s more of a National celebration.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-75693500487163417712011-03-26T20:25:26.634+00:002011-03-26T20:25:26.634+00:00I can&#39;t make out what the car is in the first ...I can&#39;t make out what the car is in the first picture, but it&#39;s certainly from the early to mid 1920s so the picture&#39;s later than that.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-48121215769425084012011-03-26T16:48:35.760+00:002011-03-26T16:48:35.760+00:00Hi John..
I was trying to do that last night but d...Hi John..<br />I was trying to do that last night but drew a blank... I wondered about the second shot if it was from around the first world war... maybe the troops marching back after a funeral... It is something for us to look into.Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04167792394551286975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-68365999235828288592011-03-26T16:29:32.167+00:002011-03-26T16:29:32.167+00:00Can anyone give an accurate date for these two pho...Can anyone give an accurate date for these two photographs? Obviously the first one is before the grade 2 listed tram shelter was erected (when was it erected) and the second would be after 1908 from the photograph that Dave took.JohnThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07418988711175328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599481671908734427.post-42478322417154129422011-03-26T12:41:52.111+00:002011-03-26T12:41:52.111+00:00I&#39;ve noticed on a lot of these old pictures th...I&#39;ve noticed on a lot of these old pictures that the overhead lines themselves aren&#39;t usually visible but the supporting bits and pieces usually are (remember the ones of Godley Arches where it looked as if there were a couple of jet fighter planes in the sky?), the odd thing to me here is that they ARE visible of the first picture. I don&#39;t fancy the idea of trying to take photos showing the views as they currently are, particularly the first one. I imagine that in attempting to photograph from that position a 330 bus on its way to Stockport you&#39;d be hit by a 330 going the other way! Interesting to see there&#39;s a Co-op shop in both of the pictures - I&#39;m sending you photos of the stonework at the top of both of them.Dave Williamsnoreply@blogger.com